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About José López Domínguez, Presidente del Consejo de Ministros

José López Domíngue... ; José López Domínguez (1829-1911), military and Spanish politician, the government's president (1906).He was Born in the town malagueña of Marbella, November 29, 1829. Son of military and nephew of Francisco Serrano, general future and duke of the Tower, entered in the Army in 1845. Ascended five years later to lieutenant, it was dedicated to Seville, where in 1854 it was added to the general Leopoldo's pronouncement O'Donnell known as the Vicalvarada.

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(Marbella, 1829 - Madrid, 1911) Spanish military and political. He began military studies in 1845 at the Academy of Artillery, which came out in 1850 with the rank of lieutenant, stationed in Seville. It was during that fate, in 1854, when O'Donnell was the uprising, which took José López Domínguez, so that, by winning this movement, was promoted to the rank of commander.

He was part of the Spanish expedition commissioned as an observer in the Crimean War. He joined as an assistant at the headquarters of the French expeditionary army and attended numerous battles of that conflict, including the siege of Sebastopol. Until the end of government as a military O'Donnell was in the Spanish embassy in Paris. After this he was again commissioned by the government to observe the sustained campaign against the Austro-Hungarian Empire by the unification of Italy.

Promoted to commander of cavalry, took part in the battles of Castillejos, Tetuan and Wad-Ras, obtaining a Cross of San Fernando and promotion to colonel by war merits. On his return he was twice elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Coin, Malaga, by the Liberal Union. Under the command of General Serrano participated in the battle of Alcolea. He was an assistant with the rank of Field Marshal, King Amadeo of Savoy during his brief reign.